From the Website of Grayshott Parish Council

Having served for 7 years with the Union-Castle Line as a Navigating Officer, in 1962 I moved  into a Retailing Career, first as a trainee Area Manager in Supermarkets and Multiple Shops then helping to start Top Shop in 1964 as Merchandise Controller and then Director.   

I moved on to Richard Shops, a ladies fashion chain as Deputy Managing Director and later became UK Managing Director of the luxury Shoe and Accessories retailer Bally of Switzerland.  After making Bally profitable, in the 80′s I performed a 4 year turnaround at Lillywhites – the Retail and Olympic Sports Equipment Manufacturing business before gaining further worldwide experience by joining the American Sea Containers Group to develop their Venice Simplon Orient-Express international shops and mail order operations.

In the ’90′s I joined the family Management Consultancy and worked for retailers in the UK, USA, Canada, EEC and Japan before joining a local departmental store as a “retirement” occupation in 2001.

I moved to Grayshott in 2001, with my wife Jane, and since 2003 have served as a Parish Councillor.

In 1958 the Master of Tintagel Castle (Capt Gerald Stephenson) was invited to visit the ship’s adopted school in East London, Selbourne Primary School.

A few of the junior officers and cadets were “voluntold” to assist in educating the pupils

(3rd Officer Steve Cazalet on the right of the left hand picture, Ken is on the left and seen talking to the class on the right)